ethnology

noun

eth·nol·o·gy | \ eth-ˈnä-lə-jē

Definition of ethnology

: a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures broadly : cultural anthropology

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Other Words from ethnology

ethnological \ ˌeth-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

\ or less commonly ethnologic \ ˌeth-nə-ˈlä-jik

\ adjective

ethnologist \ eth-ˈnä-lə-jist

\ noun

Examples of ethnology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On the coat’s interior, Fields digitally printed photos of historic moments, documents, ethnology reports and even her great-grandfather. — Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, "Native Women Artists Reclaim Their Narrative," 1 Apr. 2020 The dictionary, published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where Dr. Laughlin was curator of Mesoamerican ethnology, was not simply a compilation of which Tzotzil word equals which English word. — Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, "Robert Laughlin, preserver of a Mayan language, 85," 26 June 2020 To learn more about Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, visit the ethnology, military, and history museums. — National Geographic, "See Hanoi like a Nat Geo Explorer," 26 Mar. 2019 The Academy committee incorporated much of Powell’s report into their own, nevertheless watering it down considerably by passing over ethnology and his ideas about engineering the landscape. — Johnforristerross, Longreads, "Taming the Great American Desert," 2 July 2018 Margaret began her master’s degree in ethnology and museum ethnography at Oxford and decided to stay and pursue her doctorate in cultural anthropology. — M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com, "Love Story: African Decathlete and American Rower On Love Safari," 10 June 2018 To learn more about Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, visit the ethnology, military, and history museums. — National Geographic, "See Hanoi like a Nat Geo Explorer," 26 Mar. 2019 The Academy committee incorporated much of Powell’s report into their own, nevertheless watering it down considerably by passing over ethnology and his ideas about engineering the landscape. — Johnforristerross, Longreads, "Taming the Great American Desert," 2 July 2018 Margaret began her master’s degree in ethnology and museum ethnography at Oxford and decided to stay and pursue her doctorate in cultural anthropology. — M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com, "Love Story: African Decathlete and American Rower On Love Safari," 10 June 2018

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